Post #1795020
2026-02-22 14:57 UTC
@britt @drewtowler I'm asking this question as a (mostly) neurotypical curious about your experience, if it's an offensive question, or one you hear everyday, I apologize in advance :)
But is the conclusion you drew the only one that fits? To what degree would the situation change if, say, another person was with you who, rather than making you feel atypical, allowed you to be who you want/need to be by letting you set the circumstances of interactions, as it were?
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@drewtowler@mas.to 2026-02-22 15:15
@zersiax @britt Fair question and not offensive... But I've never met a person who is 100% as you describe, so I honestly don't know. My wife comes the closest (good job really) and I mask a lot less with her. But I'm still always aware of being different and I have to work consciously at interacting correctly, which still saps my energy, so I still need my solitude at times to recover and restore myself.